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Lists of insects of Great Britain

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The following are lists of insects of Great Britain. There are more than 20,000 insects of Great Britain,[1] this page provides lists by order.

Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)

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Grasshoppers & crickets (Orthoptera), earwigs (Dermaptera) and cockroaches (Dictyoptera)

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Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)

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Flies (Diptera)

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Beetles (Coleoptera)

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Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera)

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Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) butterflies are common in Great Britain.

True Bugs (Hemiptera)

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References

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  1. ^ Chinery, M. (1977). A Field Guide to the Insects of Britain and Northern Europe. London: Collins. p. 352. ISBN 0-00-219216-0.